Vocabulary - Position, Direction and Movement

The vocabulary list provided is a comprehensive collection of terms related to position, direction, and movement, crucial for students in Key Stage 2 to understand and use correctly. These terms encompass basic positional words such as 'over', 'under', 'above', and 'below', which describe the relative location of objects. More specific terms like 'top', 'bottom', 'side', and 'on' help students articulate exact positions in space. Additionally, words like 'in front', 'behind', 'front', and 'back' are used to describe the orientation of objects in relation to others.

Directional language is also included, with terms such as 'left', 'right', 'up', 'down', 'forwards', and 'backwards', which are essential for navigation and describing movement. The list extends to more advanced concepts such as 'ascend' and 'descend', which denote vertical movement, and 'across', 'along', 'through', 'to', and 'from', which describe movement in relation to surfaces or objects. For spatial reasoning, terms like 'between', 'middle', 'edge', and 'centre' are important for pinpointing locations. The vocabulary set is rounded off with geometric terms like 'angle', 'rotate', 'parallel', and 'perpendicular', as well as navigational aids such as 'compass', 'map', 'grid', and 'coordinates', which are fundamental in developing a child's understanding of space and their ability to describe it accurately.